We’ll Miss You Like Mad, Gene Wilder

The original, and best, Willy Wonka, among other things.

Seriously, man. Long before you became a meme, we loved you in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory and, yes, See No Evil, Hear No Evil. Such an amazing combination of heart, humor and madness, often all in the same scene. We could spend thousands of words trying to do your genius justice, but we’d inevitably fail. So instead, here’s a clip of you at your best, introducing those candy-craving kids to a world of pure imagination. We can only hope that is where you are now…